Yucca endlichiana

Botanical Description

Yucca endlichiana is an evergreen, succulent, perennial plant, forming a rosette of spear-shaped leaves. The plant propagates by rhizomes and forms colonies from 1 to 3 metres in diameter[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its red flowers[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Yucca endlichiana is only found in five to six locations, both its population and its habitat are in decline due to the illegal collection of plants and seeds for horticulture, overgrazing and road construction. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].